IT’S an extraordinary sight – a trio of glowing pineapples hooked in the rotisserie and yet search the Store Street Exchange menu and the fruit doesn’t figure in any dish. They make a big deal, ...
Reviews
Review: The Bay Horse, Northern Quarter
A CATEGORY in the Manchester Food and Drink Awards that’s often contentious is Pub of the Year, where it's rare to find new hostelry openings. It’s a bit like the classical music repertoire – they ...
Review: WOOD Manchester
Review: WOOD Manchester I FEEL I have to start this review with ‘Requiem for the Josper Oven Smoked Gnocchi’. The day we lunched was the first day Simon Wood had ditched his beloved signature dish ...
Warming new Tattu Menu wraps us up cosily for winter ahead
WINTER. Time to wrap your body art in woolies and add some warming spice to your diet. Not that Tattu is going over to stews in its new seasonal menu, but the 15 new dishes ...
Review: Flok Bar, Northern Quarter
FLOK co-owner Justin Parkinson chucked in a hostage to fortune in the build-up to his new bar in the Northern Quarter when hetold ToM: “It’s aimed squarely at the more mature city dweller while also ...
Grappa fest on First Street as Bassano brings Italian cocktails to Pizza Express
WAS Friedrich Engels partial to a drop of Grappa? Perhaps Garibaldi, after liberating Italy, sent the co-creator of the Communist Manifesto a flagon or two of the national firewater to celebrate. Allow us a little ...
Review: Porta, Altrincham
THE influence of Altrincham Market cannot be underplayed. Its presence has spawned a thriving cluster of bars and restaurants. On a summer evening the corner of Shaws Road and Greenwood Street could be some buzzing ...
Review: The Comedor at Baratxuri, Ramsbottom
WE went back to Baratxuri to investigate their custom-made ‘Pereruela’ clay oven, commissioned from the hamlet of that name in the high mesas of Castilla. It was Sunday lunchtime with suckling pig very much on ...
Out of town review: Moor Hall, Ormskirk
WHO’S benefiting most from this bold era of boundary-pushing, forage-friendly, stripped to the roots British cooking? The young tyros in the kitchen making it happen? The foodie customer prepared to brave… • any amount of ...
Review: Beastro, Leftbank, Spinningfields
THIS is such a satisfying still life. A 250g sirloin steak, cooked rare, handcut beef dripping chips, homemade bearnaise, charred leeks, a bottle of Blackjack Red Rye Saison beer and a sunflower. We’re in Beastro ...